The Scots proto-robofolk sextet have gone and released a follow up to their amazing debut that’s every bit as baffling, beguiling, and bizarre. Listening to some of their music makes me think of pagan villagers emerging from a field of corn 10 feet high, holding aloft a machine they’ve made in the woods somewhere. A machine emitting hypnotic noises that drive men insane.

It’s always hard to get the follow up to a record you hold dear, as it can never be as good as what you have in your head and your heart. It took a while – and perseverance- but I came round to the new record, and now I bloody love it. BLOODY LOVE IT!

I’ve been a devotee of Laura Marling for three years, and in that time she hasn’t put a foot wrong or released a bad song. Her second LP has been christened “not bloody Marling again” by other bunker residents, and found Laura losing any timidness evident on the first album with a strong, emotional and unique voice.

“I Speak Because I Can” is a big rock wolf disguised in an acoustic folky woolly jumper; the title track is below.

I went a bit bonkers and declared this album of the year a month ago, so it’s probably not any surprise to see it here. “Method” is a mix of heart rending broken down folk and guitar freakouts hiding the beautiful pop songs, but that’s the way I like it. A lost-at-sea classic. Listen to his reinterpretation of the folk standard “All For Me Grogg” below, and weep…